Jonathan Aird

Jim Lauderdale and the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “We Look At Things In Different Ways” – rejoice in the differences

March 16, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Mr Americana, Jim Lauderdale, has a new album slated for release on April 24th, it’s called The Birds Know and it finds Lauderdale reunited once again with the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys in order to slake his […]

Bruce Springsteen “A Rainy Night In Soho” – those wet London nights

March 13, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Bruce Springsteen is just one of many well known names who have contributed to the new tribute album 20th Century Paddy, which showcases the music of Shane MacGowan. It falls to Springsteen, though, to mark the […]

Cat Clyde “My Love” – boundless, world encompassing

March 12, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

The last single from Cat Clyde’s upcoming new album Mud Blood Bone is a cover of a 1960 Marty Robbins track, melding the swaying country western croon of Robbins’ original with Clyde’s swirl of blues, folk, […]

Logan Staats “Empty Hands” – nothing left to hold onto

March 11, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Out on Ishkōdé Records, Empty Hands is the latest single from Logan Staats, following on from last year’s Medicine Wheel both of which are precursors to the next album from Staats. All of these things make […]

Section House “Hobo’s Lonesome Blues” – discarded and alone…

March 10, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

This latest example of a bluegrass tune that we’ve had to hand has a very traditional feel to it – and that’s no accident because Section House is something of a supergroup but together to channel […]

Something for the weekend: Passenger “It Was Gonna Be You”

August 14, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Passenger out today called It Was Gonna Be You which doesn’t really have a whole lot of […]

artwork for Aaron Lee Tasjan album Get Over It, Underdog

Aaron Lee Tasjan “Get Over It, Underdog”

August 14, 2026 0

A broad-spectrum listening experience packed with vibrant, timeless songs. Aaron Lee Tasjan sought counsel from his longstanding friend and mentor, the late great Todd Snider, to help loosen the shackles of imposter syndrome that were tying […]

Paperback Riders: George Takei “To The Stars”

August 14, 2026 0

George Takei’s 1994 autobiography, To the Stars, is rather more than a standard Hollywood memoir. Whilst it does cover his years on the USS Enterprise in detail, the more interesting aspects lie in the exploration of […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Jim Lauderdale and the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “We Look At Things In Different Ways” – rejoice in the differences

Bruce Springsteen “A Rainy Night In Soho” – those wet London nights

Cat Clyde “My Love” – boundless, world encompassing

Logan Staats “Empty Hands” – nothing left to hold onto

Section House “Hobo’s Lonesome Blues” – discarded and alone…

Something for the weekend: Passenger “It Was Gonna Be You”

Aaron Lee Tasjan “Get Over It, Underdog”

Paperback Riders: George Takei “To The Stars”

Classic Clips: Julian Taylor “Friend Of The Devil” – LIVE at SiriusXM, 2019

The Morning Line polish up their Stars on a new label and look to the future